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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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